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Fog in North delays express trains, disrupting city locals

Mumbai, Jan. 3 -- Dense fog conditions in north India continue to disrupt long-distance rail services, triggering a cascading impact on Mumbai's suburban train network. On average, 30 to 40 long-dista... Read More


Pedestrian safety and footpaths

India, Jan. 3 -- Footpaths across Mumbai have increasingly become hostile spaces for pedestrians - broken pavements, encroachments and poor design have forced them to walk on roads negotiating fast-mo... Read More


Solid waste management and good hygiene

India, Jan. 3 -- Overflowing garbage bins, unsegregated waste and foul-smelling dumping spots continue to define several neighbourhoods of the city, leading to citizen groups flagging solid waste mana... Read More


Potholes and road infra

India, Jan. 3 -- Citizens across Mumbai have consistently brought the civic body's attention to the poor quality of roads, which worsen during the monsoons every year and have led to several accidents... Read More


Potholes, bad roads, AQI govern citizens' charters

MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- With elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) less than two weeks away, citizen forums, civil society groups and resident associations across Mumbai released charter... Read More


Rapid spread of illegal hawkers

India, Jan. 3 -- The lack of pedestrian infrastructure in the city can be gauged by the missing footpaths - they are occupied by flower sellers, owners of makeshift food stalls and vegetable vendors, ... Read More


Complaint redressal and citizen forum convening

India, Jan. 3 -- There is lack of an effective grievance redressal mechanism, and options for regular meetings of citizen's forums with corporators and other officers in respective areas. This is curr... Read More


bhandup best driver tried to pin blame on colleague: cops

MUMBAI, Jan. 3 -- Investigation into the BEST bus accident that killed four people and injured 11 others outside Bhandup railway station recently has revealed that the e-bus driver, Santosh Sawant, ha... Read More


Tesla Loses EV Crown to BYD as sales fall further

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 -- Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and ... Read More


Atharva, Kartikey score tons

Mumbai, Jan. 3 -- Atharva Parab (106) from Parle Tilak English Medium and Kartikey Sharma (105) from Rizvi Springfield scored centuries for their respective team in the second round robin matches in t... Read More